John Wilkes Booth's Escape Route

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You have no idea how envious I am of the scenic vistas and acreage at the Dr. Mudd House. I'd have a 19th-century working farm established there in a heartbeat! I content myself to the thought that the Surratt plantation was nearly 300 acres at one time and that Mr. Surratt likely chose the crossroads on which to build because of the traffic that would flow past and through his tavern door.

I could be happier without the numerous trucks today, but Surratt's ghost is probably standing on the tavern porch wishing he could get them in for business at the tavern and in the public dining room. We used to laugh and say that we would someday replace the tavern porch with a drive-through lane where the customer could get a six-pack and five-minute tour for $3.